Fruit-press



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A. H. BALBS. FRUIT PRESS.

N0. 605,26'7. Patented June 7,1898.

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A. H. BALES. FRUIT PRESS.

No. 605,267. Patented June 7,1898.

I I 7 iLllllllQllIj Nrrn ST TES ATE FliCEt ALANSON-ll. BALES, OF GLEN ELDER, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN C. KROLL, OF FAIRBURY, NEBRASKA.

FRUIT-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,267, dated June 7, 1898. Application filed October 22, 1897. Serial No. 656,032. on model.)

This invention relates to presses, and more especially to that class thereof which are used for expressing juice or the like by means of a plunger and lever; and the object of the same is to effect certain improvements in machines of this character.

To this end the invention consists in a pcculiar construction of parts, all as herein{ after more fully set forth and claimed, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a general perspective view of the machine complete. Fig. 2 isa central longitudinal section. Fig. 3 isa detail of the bail and one end of the base and one extremity of the main lever. Fig. 4: is a detail of the follower. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the stand, showing a longitudinal-section of the chute.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1' designates the base, which is adapted to be mounted on legs or may be socured to and upon an ordinary table by means of the usual screw-clamps 2, and one end of this base is reduced in width, as at 3, and provided with holes 4 4 in its side.

5, Fig. 3, designates a bail of inverted-V shape, the lower ends of whose side arms are turned inward, as at 6, and are capable of being sprung into the holes 4.111 the edges of the narrow part of the base, while its angle or bend 7 is adapted to enter a notch 8, formed in the upper side near one end of a main lever 9, and to be held therein by a button 10. p

The numeral 11 designates a stand, which comprises a flat portion provided with a central aperture 12, two downturned ends 13, and two outturned feet 14, secured upon the base by screws or otherwise, and into the aperture 12 is seated the cylinder 15, which comprises an upright cylindrical body whose top 16 is fiaringand Whose bottom 17 is tapering downward, and a circular strainer 18, seated within the bodyv and interchangeable with another strainer of coarser or finer mesh. The cylinder has side hooks 19, extending outward and downward and adapted to enter eyes 20 inthe ends of, the stand, whereby it is held in properposition when in place. This cylinder may be, of metal, such as galvanized iron, while the base can be of wood and the stand of either, though preferably also of metal, and all -parts can be readily cleansed when it becomes necessary. It will be unnecessary to illustrate strainers of different mesh from that shown herein.

The numeral 21, Fig. 4, designates the body of the-follower, which has a round fiat bottom 22, ribbed on its under side, as shown, and grooved around its edge, and within this groove is fastened a packing consisting of wicking or other suitable substance 22, so that the follower shall fit the cylinder to prevent the juices of the fruit fromrising therein when pressure is applied.

23 is the handle rigidly secured to the fol lower; 1

24 is a boltpassing through a clevis 25, secured on the handle 23 by pins, screws, or a cross -bolt 24, and thence upward loosely through the lever 9, by which construction thelever may be moved to give the follower a verticallyreciprocating motion, and the handle moved meanwhile to turn it axially,

so that the ribs on its bottom will be brought 8 5 over all parts of the fruit resting on the strainer 18, the pi voted bail 5 permitting such movement and also allowing the lever to be thrown completely back when desired to withdraw the follower completely from the cylino der. At such times the flaring upper end 16 of the cylinder will catch the drippings from the follower, as will be clear.

The numeral 30 designates a supportingbar secured across within the stand, as'shown,

and 31 is a chute resting at its upper end on such bar, with its body inclined downward toward and out the other side of the stand.

32 are raised sides at the edges of the chute, and 33 is its contracted mouth for delivery of the juices expressed into a suitable vessel.

All parts are of the proper or preferred ma- ICO terials, proportions, and sizes, and considerable change in and addition to the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

In operation, the parts being assembled as shown, the fruit to be treated is placed within the cylinder and the lever and follower brought down upon it. The handle end of the lever is then reciprocated vertically,which gives a pounding action to the follower,while the handle 23 is reciprocated horizontally meanwhile, which turns the follower on its swivel, so as to bring all parts of its ribbed bottom over the fruit. The juices of the lat- -tion between the ribbed bottom and the strainer, through which they pass, and flowing through the tapering lower end of the cylinder they fall onto the chute and are thence conveyed into a suitable receiving vessel. From time to time the lever is thrown back, which carries the follower upward out of the cylinder and leaves the latter clear for the removal of pulp and insertion of new fruit, and when the operation is completed all parts may be separated for suitable cleansing, as well as for repair when necessary.

What is claimed as new is- 1. In a fruit-press, the combination with a base, a cylinder thereon having an interior strainer, and a follower working within the cylinder; of an A-shaped bail having inturned feet entering holes in and pivotally connected with the base, a lever having a notch in its upper side at one end for the reception of the angle of said bail, a swivel connection between the follower and the lever near the center of the latter, and a button on the lever adapted to be turned over said angle when the bail is in place, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a fruit-press, the combination with a fiat base with suitable supports, a main lever pivotally connected to the base, and a follower carried by the lever; of a stand comprising a flat body with a hole therethrough, two upright ends, and two feet attached to the base, a cylinder having a contracted lower end mounted within the hole in the stand its body receiving the follower and its upper end being flaring, a hook-and-eye connection between the cylinder and stand, a supportingbar across within the stand, and a chute resting at its upper end on said bar and having an inclined body with raised edges and contracted delivery end passing out from the stand, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a fruit-press, the combination with a follower, comprising an upright body, a round fiat bottom, ribs on the under side thereof, and packing seated in a groove around its edge, and means for giving it a vertically-reciprocating motion and an axially-rotating motion; of an upright cylinder comprising a truly cylindrical body, a flaring upper end, and a contracted or tapering lower end, and

a strainer removably insertedwithin the cylinder-body and resting on said lower end thereof, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a fruit-press, the combination with a stand, a cylinder carried thereby and containing a strainer, a main lever extending across the upper end of the cylinder, and connections between the stand and one end of the'lever; of a follower within the cylinder, a handle rigidly attached to the upper end of the follower, and'a swivel connection between the handle and lever, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a fruit-press, the combination with a stand comprising a fiat body with an aperture therethrough, and downturned ends, and eyes on such ends; of a support for the stand, a main lever pivotally connected with the support, a follower carried by said lever, a cylinder mounted within the aperture in the stand and receiving the follower, and hooks projecting from the cylinder and adapted to enter said eyes, as and for the purpose set forth. y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my signature on this the 22d day of September, A. D. 1897.

ALANSON .H. BALI-ES.

Witnesses:

Jon OLIVER, HERBERT DOUGLAS. 

